Liquid-ft



F. VOGELZANG.

LIQUID FUEL LOCK DEVICE.

APPLICATION min JAN. u, |919.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

, i FRANK VOGELZANG, OF ROCK VALLEY, IOVTAn LIQUID-FTIIlL-LOCK DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

Application filed January 17, 1919. Serial No. 271,744.

T 0 all whom 'it mriy/ concern,

Be it known that I, [FRANK V oonnm No, a ycitizen of the United States,and residentl ot'i -Rock Valley, Ain the county ot' Sioux and State ofIowa, have invented a certain new and useful Liquid- Fuel Loek Device,ol which the following is a specification.

The object, of my invention is to provide a liquid filet-lock deviceparticularly designed for use on motor cars lor shutting oli' the, fuelSupply insuch manner as to prevent theft of the car.

More particularly it is my object to pro- Vide a device ot' the kindmentioned, of simple, inexpensive and durable construction, which can bereadily and easily mounted onv a motor car as an attachment, andincluding a series ol valves inclosed in a suitable casing and providedwith stems vand indicator fingers arranged adjacent to dials or thelike, so that the valves may be :uljusted for shutting otf the fuelsupply. In such a device the combination or valve arrangement necessaryfor opening the 't'uel passagesean be discovered only by taking theentire device apart.

vWith these and other objects in view, my invention consists in theconstruction, ar

\ rangement and combination o'll the. various parts ot the device,whereby the objects con tcmplated are attained, as hereinafter moreJfully set forth, pointed out in my claim and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which; y

li`igurc .l shows a vertical, rsectional View through the Hoor of amotor vehicle and through the casing' ol a. device embodying myinvention. y

Fig. shows a top or plan View ot' the dial plate.

Fig. B shows a detail, perspective view of one of the valves and thelstem therefor.

Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of the cover for the valve casing, and

'Fig 5 shows a perspective, view ol the val ve casing with the coverassembled thereon.

ln the illustration ol my invention shown in the acctmipanying drawings,l have used 'the reference numeral l() to indicate generally the floorof a motor vehicle, having the dash ll. Suitably located is thecarhureter l2, and spaced therefrom at. any suitable point, is the fuel.supply tank 1?. Leading from the fuel supply1 tank to the carburetor isa fuel pipe 14:.

In the path ot' lucl travel is a valve casing l5 having a plurality olopenings 16 for valves. ln the present instance l have. shown three olsaid valve opening,`l The walls ot' the casing l5 extend upwardlysubstantially beyond the, upper ends ol' the valve casing openings lo,as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

Received in caeh valve opening lt is a cylindrical valve i7, having anopening 18 extending through it. 'lhe walls of the casing l5 and thepartitions between the openings lo have alined passages 19. rlhe outerends ot the passages Il) at the opposite sides olE the casing l5communicate with the fuel piie le on opposite sides of said casino.

*lach valve IT has an upwardly extending stem'z() in which is an opening21. There is provided lor each valve an upwardly extending controllingstem or rod 22, having at its lower end a hollow cylindrical member 223which is adapted to and does in the assembled device, receive one of thestems 20. llach ot the members 23 is provided with an opening 24,adapted to register with the opening 21. A pinv' is extended througheach opening 2l and into the opening 21, for locking the rod 22 to thestem 2l). 'lhe rods 22 extend upwardly through the Hoon l() ol: rthe1noto1"veliicle, and through a dial plate 26 which is suitably mountedon the machine.

()n the dial plate 2G are three dials 2 7, each having a series ofindicating characters 28. (,)n the upper end of each rod 22 is anindicating linger 2f). The dials 27 are dctachably mounted on the plate2G by means ol screws 3() or the like.

lt will be seen that the dials may be Secured to the plate 26 indifferent positions, so that a great variety ol eombinatimis may besecured. The, user of each motor vehicle equipped with my device mayarrange his dials to suit himself, so that the combination lor settingthe valves to proper position for permitting the passage of fuel may beknown only to the owner ot the machine,

.l provide a cover plate lor the. casing 15, comprising a top memberBlf, side members 32. and inwardly extending, opposite bot-- tom llanges 2li-l, which are secured to the bottom of the. easing l5 by4 meansot' screws 3l or the like. The top portion 3l ot' the cover plate isprm'idcd with a series of openings 3G to permit the insertion ot' therods "o said openings 'being large enough to allowI the passage ofthemembers Q3.

After the device has been assembled and installed on a-machine, it Willbe seen that when the owner stops the machine and desires to Jshut oli'the fuel supply, he may turn anyone of the indicating fingers 29 awayfrom its position When the valve is in proper Working position, andanyone attempting to tamper with the car would have great diiiculty inmoving the lingers to proper position for moving theA valves tooperative positions. u

My device ,is of very simple and inexpensive'l construction, and can bemounted on practically any car with comparatively little work.

r device can/be used for shutting off gaso ene supply, and could not bemanipulated for turning on the gasolene supply by anyone who did notknow the combination, Without -taking the entire.. device apart, Whichwould require considerable time and Work. a f

It will thus be seen that ny improved device furnishes practicalinsurance against` theft of the car. y j 4 Some changes may be made inthe construction and arrangement of the various parts of my device,Without departing'from the essential features and purposes of theinvention, and it is my intention to cover by my claim any modifiedforms of struc; ture or use of mechanical equivalents Which may bereasonably included Within their scope.

l claim as my invention:

In a device of the class described7 a valve casing, having a pluralityof valve openings; valves in said valve openings, said valves havingupwardly projecting stems; means for fastening rods to said stems, said-valve casing having upwardly projecting Wall members forming an openspace at the upper end of said casing, designed'to hold the fasteningmeans therein; a closure inember having a plurality of openings frpermitting said rods to extend through, said closure member having apair of down- ?Wardly projecting side members; and inwardly extendingflanges secured to said downwardly projecting members; and means forfastening said closure member in position for sealing said valve casing.j

Des Moines, Iowa, November 21, 11918. FRANK YOGELZANG.

